Enclosure Design Specialist

Description

• Creates and innovates with a strong conceptual design ability and integrates interdisciplinary criteria to effectively move forward the enclosure design of project(s).
• Contributes to the development of standards, policies, and procedures.
• Actively leads the technical enclosure portions of one or multiple Projects with periodic supervision by Project technical Leadership during all phases. Exhibits initiative, process innovation, problem solving, and decision quality with a high attention to precision, aesthetics and accuracy.
• Performs and/or directs material and building enclosure research, analysis and participates in the coordination and preparation of project specifications.
• Develops and engages in talent strategy to find specialists, leaders, and future professionals for the firm through resume review and interviews.
• In collaboration with team members, develops a clear and consistent work plan to achieve the project budget, deliverables, and schedule.
• Effectively communicates internally with project teams and externally with consultants and clients through timely and appropriate written, oral, and visual means.
• Protects SOM from financial and legal risk.
• Participates in construction phase services specific to building enclosure systems including: bid scope reviews, review of shop drawings and submittals, coordination and development of responses to inquiries and RFIs, preparation of punch-lists and field observation reports. Makes appropriate value judgements independently and together with SOM leadership as required in respect to field corrective work in support of the design concepts and performance goals of the project.
• Manages time and workload of own work efforts and those of others to meet project task deadlines and commitments, with occasional interaction and direction from team leaders while guiding and teaching less experienced staff.
• Inspires and leads others by example, participates in staff mentoring and training, clearly defines team member expectations and responsibilities, empowers others, and delegates where appropriate based on team members’ recognized abilities and potential.
• Actively engages in internal and external professional development opportunities.
• Contributes to the implementation of sustainable strategies in all project assignments and the associated development of staff knowledge.
• Directly supervises staff and is committed to direct reports’ professional development.
• Produces, coordinates and/or oversees enclosure presentation content and contract deliverables such as diagrams, 3D models, drawings, specifications and performance analysis.
• Actively collaborates at a project, consultant team, and client team level by critically and constructively evaluating ideas. Contributes to and actively participates within the studio and office.

Requirements

• Completion of a professional degree in Architecture or a related field.
• Minimum 6 years of professional experience, professional licensure process is close to completion.
• Demonstrates ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with all project participants
• Enclosure Design at SOM specializes in performance based conceptual thinking, analysis, technical resolution and delivery of exterior building envelopes to achieve a project's design and performance aspirations. A building's envelope physically separates the exterior environment from the interior, addressing all required aspects of building system integration and is responsive to the environment surrounding a building including exterior vertical and horizontal surfaces, both below grade and above.
• Demonstrates awareness of latest industry wide initiatives, technologies and processes in the A/E/C community.
• Demonstrated knowledge of architectural practice with a particular focus on the design, documentation and execution of building enclosure systems.
• Demonstrates an advanced understanding of building materials, systems, specifications, codes, details and construction techniques. Is able to enrich design concepts through technical strategies and effectively uses appropriate tools to design and document at all project phases.
• Experience in most if not all phases of enclosure project work including preparation of conceptual, schematic, design development, construction documents including supporting materials, tendering and construction administration.
• LEED accreditation preferred.
• Demonstrates proficiency in Revit and AutoCAD. Knowledge of specialty software like Rhino, Window Glass Design, Therm, Mepla, Grasshopper and other software to visualize and analyze enclosure assemblies is desired.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance